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FHFA Projects Fannie and Freddie Costs
Read moreUpdate: This blog has been updated to reflect additional information. A new report by the Federal Housing Finance Agency shows the agency's first look...
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United Kingdom Outlines $130 Billion in Savings
Read moreBudgeteers have been closely watching the United Kingdom during the past six months, as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Prime Minister...
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The FY 2010 Deficit
Read moreTreasury and OMB released the final deficit number for FY 2010 on Friday: $1.294 trillion. While $120 billion lower than last year's deficit, it still...
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‘Line’ Items: BCS Edition
Read moreLoads of BCS – The first edition of this season’s rankings from the much-maligned BCS is now out. The system uses computer algorithms and polls to...
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Esquire Commission Stabilizes the Debt!
Read moreThey Did It! Kudos to the Esquire Budget Commission for releasing a budget plan this morning! Former Senators Gary Hart, Bill Bradley, Bob Packwood...
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‘Line’ Items: Columbus Day Edition
Read moreDay of “Discovery” – Today we celebrate the man who quasi-discovered the Americas with a quasi-holiday that not everyone gets off (including the Line)...
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A Thousand Cuts: The Tax Version
Read moreThe Center for American Progress recently released " A Thousand Cuts," which detailed what spending cuts could be adopted to achieve primary budget...
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CBO Says 2010 Deficit Slightly under $1.3 Trillion
Read moreCBO, in its most recent Monthly Budget Review, estimated that the FY 2010 budget deficit (the fiscal year that ended at the end of September) was just...
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CBO Finds Tax Cuts Are Bad for the Economy
Read moreIn testimony before the Senate Budget Committee last week, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf quantified the impacts that extending some or all of the...
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No New Lending From TARP
Read moreRight on the two-year anniversary of its enactment, the Troubled Asset Relief Program's (TARP) authority to disburse new money ended on Sunday. The...
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‘Line’ Items: (Fiscal) New Year’s (Lack of) Resolutions Edition
Read moreShould Old Performance be Forgot, and Never Brought to Mind? – The new fiscal year (2011) began on Friday. Instead of imbibing in champagne, CRFB...
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